Two people have been fatally shot in a mountain community in the western US state of Idaho Governor Brad Little posted on X that "multiple heroic firefighters" were attacked "If these individuals are not neutralised quickly, this is going to be a likely a multi-day operation," says sheriff Robert Norris

Smoke continued to fill the air at Canfield Mountain after a shooter killed firefighters responding to a wildfire in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho. The town held a procession in honor of the two crew members who died.

What began as a routine response to a brush fire on northern Idaho’s Canfield Mountain turned into a deadly attack Sunday after firefighters reported someone shooting at them while they battled the flames.